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8.Take special care to clean all contacts thoroughly, including the ones at the lowest point of the connector.

9.Using the same sponge, clean the lower strip of electrical contacts on the printhead (unless the printhead is new). Avoid touching the upper set of electrical contacts.

CAUTION: Do not touch the surface of the printhead that contains the nozzles, because the nozzles are easily damaged.

10.After waiting a few moments to allow both connectors to dry, replace the printhead into the printhead carriage. See Replace a printhead on page 30.

11.After completing the cleaning process, open the carriage interconnect wiper by pulling on the sponge tab.

12.Remove the soiled sponge from the carriage interconnect wiper.

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